Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1486)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
261641008188	661	TC Holbrook Elementary School	Public	K-4	615 Jones St	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5480	449	26	17.2	40.5%	351 (78.2%)	6 (1.3%)	39 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	$13,659			$2,643			$11,016	53.3	48.4	718	57
262715006320	662	EE Knight Elementary School	Public	3-5	215 N Tyler Dr	Elsie	48831	Clinton County	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 862-5170	287	18	16	56.1%	271 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$11,663			$600			$11,063	53.2	49.2	699	37
263654007254	663	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1440 Superior Blvd	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-6100	442	24	18.7	51.8%	345 (78.1%)	10 (2.3%)	71 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$18,673			$2,626			$16,047	53.2	55.7	603	60
260273007409	664	Besser Elementary School	Public	K-5	375 Wilson St	Alpena	49707	Alpena County	Alpena Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 358-5100	456	26	17.6	54.8%	413 (90.6%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	$11,905			$1,570			$10,334	53.1	52.9	647	17
262820001277	665	Pine River Area Middle School	Public	4-7	17445 Pine River Rd	Leroy	49655	Osceola County	Pine River Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 829-3841	262	17	15.8	63.0%	248 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$14,687			$2,054			$12,632	53	43.4	795	130
261638005283	666	Mary A White School	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Wisconsin St	Grand Haven	49417	Ottawa County	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 850-5700	258	18	14.3	49.2%	211 (81.8%)	3 (1.2%)	23 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	$16,883			$1,967			$14,916	53	78.9	263	403
263387006938	667	Cherry Knoll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49696	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 933-8940	357	21	16.7	39.5%	292 (81.8%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.1%)	$14,521			$1,404			$13,116	52.8	49.5	696	29
261605005255	668	Gobles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	409 N State St	Gobles	49055	Van Buren County	Gobles Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 628-9445	359	19	18.8	59.9%	292 (81.3%)	3 (0.8%)	41 (11.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$10,959			$1,822			$9,137	52.7	48.4	715	47
260028701656	669	Hamtramck Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11420 Conant St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 368-7312	548	29	18.8	96.9%	79 (14.4%)	60 (10.9%)	4 (0.7%)	364 (66.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.3%)	$12,331			$1,795			$10,536	52.6	63.7	495	174
261469008707	670	George D Gilbert Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	250 W Iron St	Gwinn	49841	Marquette County	Gwinn Area Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 346-2775	239	16	14.9	61.9%	208 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.7%)	$14,793			$1,808			$12,985	52.6	42.7	805	135

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step English Language Arts, M-Step Math, M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.